Turn to Jesus, sinner. The Mishnah lays it down: "The dwelling-places of Gentiles are unclean." This was done at Capernaum, where Christ now dwelt, Matthew 4:13; Matthew 4:13. Yoma, fol. But, I beg you, if you love your souls, ponder right and wrong this night; see whether what I say is the truth of God. (12) The children of the kingdom. Here we see the sheer universality of the love of God in action. They were more interested in their own profit than they were the sad welfare of these two men. That story tells how the sinning angels came to earth and seduced mortal women. )This was a good deal later than the So there is a matter of argument there too. May He point you to heaven! So that those that were keeping the swine fled, and they went their way to the city, and they told everything, that was befallen to those men that were possessed by these devils. The evening is the time of quiet when work is laid aside. O, may the sovereign grace of God forgive you. Time would fail now to dwell on this chapter, interesting as it is. In the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, as he is prophesying concerning God's servant the Messiah he said, "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" ( Isaiah 53:5 ). But, by the power of divine grace, they were able to throw the drink glass to the ground. There is no broad worldly application at the present time to the Sermon on the Mount; there will be in the kingdom age. Mk 12:3839; Lk 11:3752; 13:3435), but in the main it is peculiar to Matthew. Whatever might be the Church or the kingdom, it is precisely when the Lord unfolds His new glory in both the kingdom and the Church that He maintains the proprieties of nature in their rights and integrity. Not against your will, but it makes you willing. I like that text, because it tells me what heaven is, and gives me a beautiful picture of it. In his description of the Roman army Polybius describes what a centurion should be: "They must not be so much venturesome seekers after danger as men who can command, steady in action, and reliable; they ought not to be over-anxious to rush into the fight, but when hard pressed, they must be ready to hold their ground, and die at their posts." Get out of here. As for the Gentile, the Lord's proffer to go and heal his servant brought out the singular strength of his faith. I'm gonna call you to the Gentiles".And when Paul said that word "Gentiles", man, the Jews got upset. 8:12 There God revealed that Gentiles from all parts of the world will join the Jewish patriarchs in the kingdom. fol. "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! In verse 13 our Lord "goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. I think it was a very good answer. It is the observation of a learned physician, that the diseases Christ cured were chiefly such as were the most difficult to be cured by any natural means, and particularly the palsy. I have been accused of getting all the vulgar of London around me. My blessed Master will never throw you away. Phrases expressive of the miserable state and condition of persons out of the kingdom of heaven; who are weeping for what they have lost, and gnashing their teeth with the pain of what they endure. Changes, to us inexplicable, occur: many first last, and last first. He used their stampede to help two poor sufferers believe in their cure. The Sermon on the Mount was not for the multitudes, it was for that infinite few; it was for the disciples. And thus He, whose glory was so forgotten by His disciples Jesus, Himself thinks of that very disciple, and says, "For me and thee.". Into outer darkness.Strictly, the outer darkness. There will be many in heaven who were drunkards on earth. Be not ye called rabbi Do not affect those titles of reverence and respect which give too much honour or authority to man. The fifth chapter of Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying," ( Matthew 5:1-2 ). The whole lake, as we had it, was, lashed into fury; the waves repeatedly rolled up to our tent, door, tumbling over the ropes with such violence as to carry away. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. . Josephus tells us that lepers were treated "as if they were, in effect, dead men." ((r) Targum in Job, iii 17. "I will to His gracious feet approach Whose scepter mercy gives. But every Scripture that treats of that time proves what dread, what anxiety, what dark clouds will be ever and anon. "What!" The scribes were men of learning, who came to dispute with the apostles, and hoped to confute them. Gerasa can hardly be right, for the only Gerasa of which we have any information was thirty-six miles inland, south-east of the lake, in Gilead; and it is certain that Jesus did not voyage thirty-six miles inland. He described a fire occurring in Stockholm 300 miles away. by-Verse Bible Commentary. WebMatthew 23:8-10. And when the midwife would come out and say, "It's a boy" they'd all start celebrating and have a big party and a great time, a celebration. The unparalleled grace of the Saviour must form and fashion the saints henceforth. It was not that this law of uncleanness meant anything to Jesus; it was not that he would have refused to enter any man's dwelling; it was simply that he was testing the other's faith. He wanted men who knew what they were doing. Now leprosy was a horrible, loathsome disease in those days. . Now it was evening. Here is a most glorious promise. (Read Ephesians 3:13-19) The apostle seems to be more anxious lest the believers should be discouraged and faint upon his tribulations, than for what he himself had to bear. Matthew 8 Jesus had to educate men's minds, he had to change their ideas; he had somehow to enable them to see that his power was love and not force of arms. Evidently it is the change of dispensation that is in question and at hand, the cutting off of the fleshly seed for their unbelief, and the bringing in of numerous believers in the name of the Lord from among the Gentiles. When Jesus was in Capernaum, his headquarters were in the house of Peter, for Jesus never had any home of his own. Here is human selfishness at its worst. For three times Paul prayed concerning that and the Lord finally said, "Paul, my grace is sufficient for you"( 2 Corinthians 12:9 ). A slave was no better than a thing. & 84. The design is, I think, manifest: the Spirit of God is here giving a vivid picture of the manifestation of the Messiah, of His divine glory, of His grace and power, with the effect of this manifestation. After this (what makes it still more unquestionable) comes the case of the demoniac. In twenty minutes the sea was white with, foam-crested waves. As Christ can do what he will, so an active believer may have what he will from Christ; the oil of grace multiplies, and stays not till the vessels of faith fail. Web8 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. Matthew But that you will never be allowed to do. Who but God could heal? And there were also with Him other little ships. He said, "Are you a Roman citizen?" The King James Version says that he worshipped Jesus. Acts 4 Commentary That light shines in the darkness, but darkness and evil cannot quench the light of His love. [Note: Ibid., pp. He advised him to make a tour of Europe at the close of his education, so that his education would be completed and his mind broadened. Why should Jesus command this silence? Month after month, I cried to God, and He did not hear me, and I did not know salvation. and cast into outer darkness: into the Gentile world, and into judicial blindness, and darkness of mind, and into the blackness of darkness in hell. Matthew 9 Commentary Christ takes occasion from hence to make a comparison between Jews and Gentiles, and tells them two things, which could not but be very surprising to them who had been taught that salvation was of the Jews. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole heard of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and they perished in the waters ( Matthew 8:31-32 ). The third degree you might say. Now uh, that's probably why He rebuked him for having a little faith; that they were fearful they were gonna go under. There is no hope for him. WebClarke's Commentary. ", There is a child who looks at her mother, and says, "Mother, you taught me to be dishonest." That is, the bones were not broken. "Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased." So, I believe now, there is no attempt ever made on the Name of the Son of God, there is not a single shaft levelled at Him, but the Spirit turns to the holy, and true, and sweet task of asserting anew and more loudly His glory, which enlarges the expression of His grace to man. This, too, we ascertain from Mark 1:1-45, where there are clear marks of the time. That is what happened to Jesus and his disciples. Here we see the man who was kept at arm's length by all men wrapped around with pity and the compassion of the love of God. A fish was the last being for man to make his banker of; with God all things are possible, who knew how to blend admirably in the same act divine glory, unanswerably vindicated, with the lowliest grace in man. ], "The idea of the Messianic Banquet as at once the seal and the symbol of the new era was a common feature in apocalyptic writings and an extremely popular subject of discussion, thought, and expectation." 1. WebMatthew 7:714 describes God as a generous Father eager to give good gifts to His praying children. The spirit, as well as the form, was alien. They lived in the deserts where their howling could be heard. These centurions were the long-service, regular soldiers of the Roman army. The way to glory always involved a cross. Oh, to be among the many who shall be accepted in Christ--how blessed that will be! "When a young person wishes to become an athlete, the trainer must say, "Good, but are you prepared for the self-denial and self-discipline that alone will win you the eminence of which you dream? 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. The man washed himself and his clothes, and shaved himself. Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him. The terms in Rabbinic usage picture sorrow and anger respectively. On the other hand, it is not too much to say, that the same Scriptures which convince one unbiassed mind that pays heed to these notes of time, will produce no less effect on others. What Does "I Believe! They called themselves, therefore, the children or the members of the kingdom of God, to the exclusion of the Gentiles. Let your past life march before your eyes. I am under authority, yet I have men under me. Unbelief is a serious offense. Hence, at those suppers, the house of reception was filled with lights called , torches, lamps, candles, and lanthorns, by Athenaeus and Plutarch: so they who were admitted to the banquet had the benefit of the light; but they who were shut out were in darkness, called here outer darkness, i.e. Working on the Sabbath (Matthew 12 Jesus was asleep. (ii) But this miracle also tells us something about the woman whom Jesus healed. They said to His disciples, "Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?" (8-12) Commentary on Psalm 84:1-7 (Read Psalm 84:1-7) The ordinances of God are the believer's solace in this evil world; in them he enjoys the presence of the living God: this causes him to regret his absence from them. And they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? God bless the vulgar! (vi) There is the miracle of the calming of the storm ( Matthew 8:23-27). But yet Jesus said, "This is my body broken for you". In the evening multitudes are brought, taking advantage of the power that had so shown itself, publicly in the synagogue, and privately in the house of Peter; and the Lord accomplished the words ofIsaiah 53:4; Isaiah 53:4: "Himself," it is said, "took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses," an oracle we might do well to consider in the limit of its application here. In a Roman legion there were 6,000 men; the legion was divided into sixty centuries, each containing 100 men, and in command of each century there was a centurion. And, as you ask whose voice was that, you will find out that it was you mother. In the references to outer darkness in Matt 8:12 25:30, a sticky problem arises if we are to employ the argument of stock phrases consistently. It does not say, "He who is a good man will be saved." Nor was it only a difference in the forms the truth took; but the vital principle which Christ was diffusing could not be so maintained. In what sense did Jesus, our Lord, take their infirmities, and bear their sicknesses? The palsy is a disease in which the physician's skill commonly fails; it was therefore a great evidence of his faith in the power of Christ, to come to him for a cure, which was above the power of natural means to effect. A general ratification of the law, and a recommendation of it to us, as our rule, ver 17-20. And Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him. You can just speak the word. Paul said, "Wait a minute. 26:613; Mk. They renounced the frenzy of intoxication--ran away from it--and served God. and a sinking ship are serious difficulties to a man. Matthew 12. And where are you to be thrown to? Outwardly it was a condition of comparative cleanness. He maintains His sovereign title to do good, to do as He will with His own. Seek, as for a thing of value that we have lost; or as the merchantman that seeks goodly pearls. This gives an opportunity to teach what truly defiles not things that go into the man, but those things which, proceeding out of the mouth, come forth from the heart. Why then does Matthew put it here? NLT 12 But many Israelitesthose for whom the When He sent his disciples out, which we will get to, He gave them power to cast out these devils. . Ye are the light of the world, Matthew 5:14. And so people are taking the broken bread not really fully understanding the Lord's body and thus not receiving the full benefits of the work of Jesus Christ for us. If you touched a leper you were ceremonially unclean. 8:28-34 And, when he had come to the other side, to the territory of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, as they emerged from the tombs. But it is almost certain that Jesus did not in fact deliberately destroy the pigs. The leper was examined by a priest. It may be so, but it is even more likely that Matthew inserted this passage in this chapter of miracles because he saw a miracle in it. For example, Jesus taught that the unsaved would be thrown into In 8:12 it is said that the sons of the kingdom ( hoi huioi tes basileias) 6 are thrown into this outer darkness.. Wendt quotes an incident related by a Syrian missionary, M. Waidmeier. "For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. This is the more to be noticed, inasmuch as the gospel of Matthew has been in general adopted as the standard of time, save by those who have rather inclined to Luke as supplying the desideratum. In the Revised Standard Version, which follows the best manuscripts, and which makes use of the most up-to-date scholarship, Matthew places the incident in the country of the Gadarenes; Mark and Luke in the country of the Gerasenes. One can generalize this to include anyone who has been saved but later chooses to ignore his own calling, but in the context, Jesus is telling his Jewish audience that because they choose to reject God Many shall seek to enter in, but shall not be able. They call it now Hansen's disease, in order to get away from the stigma of leprosy. With the term "children of the kingdom," Jesus uses a common Hebrew idiom referring to Abrahams legal descendants. (2.) Matthew 8 Such is the perversity of man, that he who is not called thinks he can follow Jesus whithersoever He goes. And so with the other conversation: "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father;" it was after the glory of Christ had been witnessed on the holy mount, when man's selfishness of heart showed itself in contrast to the grace of God. They glorified God. But the strange thing is that science itself has come to see that there are forces which are working in a way which is still mysterious, but which is undeniable. With men, saying and doing are two things; but not so with Christ, who is therefore the Arm of the Lord, because he is the eternal Word. Then, alas! Observe, How pathetically he represents his servant's case as very sad; he is sick of the palsy, a disease which commonly makes the patient senseless of pain, but this person was grievously tormented; being young, nature was strong to struggle with the stroke, which made it painful. Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. God could not be limited by a question of place; His word was enough. My object, of course, is to point out as clearly as possible the structure of the gospel, and to explain according to my measure why there are these strong differences between the gospels of Matthew and the rest, as compared with one another. Life had been imparted to, the sleeping maid of Zion the blind men call on Him as the Son of David, and not in vain. And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.. It is a picture of what was about to take place when the Lord Jesus, quitting Israel and the earth, ascends on high, and all assumes another form not the reign upon earth, but intercession in heaven. We know this by comparing it with the gospel of Luke. A charitable regard to his poor servant. And if it finds it all clean, swept and garnished, it'll go out and get seven others and say hey, got a neat place to live, you know, and bring them in. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Matthew Chapter 8 There will be no distinction of educated and uneducated, pastor and congregation, but we will walk freely among each another; we will feel that we are brethren; we will "take our places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." You, yourselves, say, "you won't come:" God says "you will come." In front of the receiver was a table with forty-eight squares. Oh, what "weeping and gnashing of teeth" there will be in that pit! Now, it is no venture to trust in Christ, not in the least; he who trusts in Christ is quite secure. First, A strange sentence passed; The children of the kingdom shall be cast out; the Jews that persist in unbelief, though they were by birth children of the kingdom, yet shall be cut off from being members of the visible church: the kingdom of God, of which they boasted that they were the children, shall be taken from them, and they shall become not a people, not obtaining mercy,Romans 11:20; Romans 9:31. This completes a sentence begun in the previous verse (Matthew 8:11). And note the good company that they are sitting with. What for? And down you go to the pit of hell that is bottomless, and spiral forever downward--downward--downward--never to find a resting place for the soles of your feet. ", We must all get rid of our pride. Now it was not just some capricious act of man it was a part of God's divine plan. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. Yet man, in face of all, is so deceived of the enemy, that he prefers to be left with the demons rather than enjoy the presence of the Deliverer. "Because my mother is in there." Peter answers, "Of strangers." She dreamed the judgment day had come. He was not taken by surprise; He knew it from the beginning Man's implacable hatred is brought about most manifestly in the ways and spirit of His rejectors. The Law enumerated sixty-one different contacts which could defile, and the defilement involved in contact with a leper was second only to the defilement involved in contact with a dead body. 1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. Of all the gospel writers Matthew is the most orderly. This as yet draws out wonder, at least from the witnessing multitudes, that God had given such power unto men. It is a matter of comfort to all that belong to Christ, for whose good his power is exerted and engaged, that every disease has his commission, executes his command, is under his control, and is made to serve the intentions of his grace. And it's a term of procrastination. Then, in Mark 3:1-35, there are notes of time more or less strong. John the Baptist is in prison (Matthew 4:12). . 104. And notice hear they are sort of fear and trembling in the presence of Jesus they said, "Are you come here to torment us before our time?". MATTHEW There never can be strength in the soul till forgiveness is known. where shall be weeping, and gnashing of teeth. 1 Timothy 3 Commentary Note, God has his remnant among all sorts of people. No sooner had the scribe undergone this reaction than Jesus told him that the foxes have their lairs and the birds of the sky have a place in the trees to rest, but the Son of Man has no place on earth to lay his head. Context Summary. So, Matthew broadens that suffering of Christ to include the physical healing and relates it to physical healing, whereas so many today seek to narrow it and isolate it just to spiritual healing. I wouldn't care to go to such a heaven as that. Here is a prophecy of the appearing of John the Baptist. If human minds can get to this length, how much more the mind of Jesus? And He was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake Him, and say unto Him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. You remember James, you say you believe God and you think that's something big. He did not need an admiring audience to be at his best. May God give to us that strength of decision which will save us from the tragedy of the unseized moment. That gives it a climate which is warm and gracious, but it also creates dangers. Jesus indicates exactly the opposite. God cannot ask for payment twice. Don't look back, and don't stop anywhere in the plain! To the end the events are put together, just as in Matthew 8:1-34, without regard to the point of time when they occurred. Before we begin to study this passage in detail, we may try to clear up one difficulty which meets the student of the gospels. Thus, and after the tenderest sort, there is that which evidences the Messiah on earth present to heal His people who appeal to Him; and the Jew, above all counting upon His bodily presence demanding it, I may say, according to the warrant of prophecy, finds in Jesus not merely the man, but the God of Israel. Mark's narrative ( Mark 5:1-19) is much longer, and what Matthew gives us is only a summary. Calm Amidst The Storm ( Matthew 8:23-27 Continued). Let me tell you one thing. That's legitimate isn't it?". Here we see the infinite love of the God of all the universe displaying all its power when there was none but the circle of the family to see. Why Are There So Many Different Bible Translations? (2.) make way, doubts! Great indignation: damned sinners will gnash their teeth for spite and vexation, full of the fury of the Lord; seeing with envy the happiness of others, and reflecting with horror upon the former possibility of their own being happy, which is now past. Our Lord then answers, with perfect dignity, as well as grace; He puts before the disciples of John the real state of the case; He furnishes them with plain, positive facts, that could leave nothing to be desired by John's mind when he weighed all as a testimony from God. No man can really rule who is not under authority and understands the principles of authority.And so I am under authority but I have soldiers who are under me and understand what it's all about.
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